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Bittern Scripture - Isaiah 14:23

I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts....

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Boar Scripture - Psalms 80:13

The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it....

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Bittern Scripture - Isaiah 34:11

But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness....

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Antelope in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

an'-te-lop (RV; the King James Version "wild ox," te'o (Dt 14:5), and "wild bull," to (Isa 51:20); orux (The Septuagint in Codex Vaticanus has hos seutlion hemiephthon, literally, "like a half-cooked beet-root"): The dorcas gazelle (Gazella dorcas) is widely distributed in Syria, Israel and Arabia. The recently discovered Merrill's gazelle (Ga...

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Bull in Naves Topical Bible

-Wild, caught in nets Isa 51:20 -Blood of, in sacrifice Heb 9:13; 10:4...

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Boar in Naves Topical Bible

-General scriptures concerning Ps 80:13 -See SWINE...

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Bittern in Smiths Bible Dictionary

The word occurs in Isa 14:23; 34:11; Zep 2:14 and we are inclined to believe that the Authorized Version is correct. The bittern (Botaurus stellaris) belongs to the Ardeidae, the heron family of birds, and is famous for the peculiar nocturnal booming sound which it emits....

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Boar in Smiths Bible Dictionary

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Boar in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

bor (chazir): In lamenting the troubled state of the Jewish nation the Psalmist (Ps 80:13) says: "The boar out of the wood doth ravage it, and the wild beasts of the field feed on it," with evident reference to Israel's enemies, the Assyrians, etc. The wild boar is abundant in certain parts of Israel and Syria, especially in the thickets which...

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Bull in Smiths Bible Dictionary

terms used synonymously with ox, oxen, and properly a generic name for horned cattle when a full age and fit for the plough. It is variously rendered "bullock," Isa 65:25 "cow," Eze 4:15 "oxen," Ge 12:16 Kine is used in the Bible as the plural of cow. In Isa 51:20 the "wild bull" ("wild ox" in De 14:5 ) was possibly one of the larger species o...

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